Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman on Saturday administered the oath to the 21-member provincial cabinet at Lahore’s Governor House.
The all-Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) cabinet includes Mohsin Leghari (Finance), Hashim Dogar (Home and Prisons), Khurram Virk (Law and Parliamentary Affairs), Yasmin Rashid (Health), Raja Yasir Humayun (Higher Education and IT), Murad Raas (School Education), Basharat Raja (Cooperatives and Prosecution), Asif Nikai (Excise and Taxation), Ali Sahi (Communication and Works), Taimur Malik (Sports and Culture), Ansar Niazi (Labour), Muneeb Cheema (Transport), Shahabuddin Sehar (Livestock), Nawabzada Mansur Khan (Revenue), Jahanian Gardezi (Agriculture), Ghazananfar Abbas Chheena (Social Welfare), Latif Nazar (Mines and Minerals), Hasnanim Dareshak (Energy and Food), Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed (Local Government), Aslam Iqbal (Housing and Industries) and Ali Abbas Shah (Forest and Wildlife).
Omar Sarfraz Cheema has been named adviser to chief minister on information. Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvaiz Elahi was present on the occasion.
Congratulating the cabinet members, the chief minister urged them to effectively essay their responsibilities. “It is hoped that the provincial ministers will work day and night to serve the people and fulfil the expectations of the people of Punjab,” he said.
